Remove “Ads by HelpDeal” virus (Removal Guide)

Ads by HelpDeal will show in your browser if your computer is infected with adware. Adware is also known as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). PUPs are not a real danger to your computer, but they can be very annoying and will slows down your computer considerably.

HelpDeal will display all different kind of advertisements in your browser. Advertisements displayed by HelpDeal will vary as underlined text “Ads by HelpDeal“, “Ad by HelpDeal“, “Powered by HelpDeal” or “Brought by HelpDeal” and are often shown as boxes containing large in-text rectangle or horizontal blocks, video advertisements, sound advertisements, coupons with additional pop-ups.

Clicking these advertisements caused by HelpDeal may result in further infections in your computer. Most of the advertisements are often based on keywords found in the content of the website you were visiting.

Clicking in the middle of the page will trigger a pop-up window, redirecting your browser to unwanted advertisements or social engineering scams such as Flash Player, Browser or Media Player updates. The installers of these updates contain more adware, and installing them might cause a high-risk of privacy or identity theft.

As mentioned earlier in this article, adware not a real threat to your computer, but it can however be very annoying. Browser extensions added by adware might slow down your computer and collect personally identifiable information such as your ip address, your location, your browsing habits and eventually used for marketing, research, or sold for revenue.

Always opt for a Advanced or Custom button when installing software, these button’s reveal what software is bundled and eventually installed by a third party. Never ever, click the Quick install, Next or Typical button as it installs PUPs and adware you probably don’t want on your computer.

Remove “Ads by HelpDeal” virus (Removal Instruction)

Ads by HelpDeal – Removal Guide (Menu)

It is recommended to follow all first five steps in this instruction to get rid of HelpDeal and clean your computer. All software we advise in this instruction is free.

Remove HelpDeal – Windows 7

Open Programs and Features by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking Programs and Features.

Select HelpDeal, and then click Uninstall. Some programs include the option to change or repair the program in addition to uninstalling it, but many simply offer the option to uninstall. To change a program, click Change or Repair. If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.Remove all recent installed software, sort by “Installed on” to easily find recent installed software.

If you have problems uninstalling software, you may want to remove HelpDeal using Revo Uninstaller ProRevo Uninstaller Pro will uninstall the unwanted software and it’s traces.

Remove HelpDeal – Windows 8

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)

Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel.

Under View by: select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features.

Tap or click HelpDeal, and then tap or click Uninstall.

Follow the instructions on the screen. Make sure when you uninstall the malware that there is no extra software is offered during uninstallation and read every pop-up before clicking any button.Remove all recent installed software, sort by “Installed on” to easily find recent installed software.

If you have problems uninstalling software, you may want to remove HelpDeal using Revo Uninstaller ProRevo Uninstaller Pro will uninstall the unwanted software and it’s traces.

Remove HelpDeal BHO from Internet Explorer

Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.

Tap or click the Tools button , and then tap or click Manage add-ons.

Under Show, tap or click All add-ons, and then select HelpDeal

Make sure to remove all BHO’s you do not know or need. If you don’t use any BHO remove everything listed in the Add-ons panel.

If the add-on can be deleted, you’ll see the Removeoption. Tap or click Removeand then tap or click Close. Otherwise click Disable button.
If the add-on has a grayed out Disable or Remove option, goto to Step 1 and uninstall all potentially unwanted software.After removing potentially unwanted software perform a scan with AdwCleaner (step 3) and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (step 4).

Remove the HelpDeal Extension from Google Chrome

Uninstall an extension to remove it completely from the Google Chrome browser. Extensions are extra features and functionality that can easily be added to Google Chrome. By using extensions, you can customize Google Chrome with features you like, while keeping your browser free of things that you don’t use.

Unfortunately there are also Browser Extensions that are used to collect personal and internet surfing behavior from your computer for revenue. Make sure you delete all extensions from Google Chrome that you do not need, know or trust. Keep the extensions in Google Chrome clean for the best and fastest internet experience while using Google Chrome.

Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.

Click Tools.

Select Extensions.

Click the trash can icon by the HelpDeal extensions you’d like to completely remove.

Make sure to remove all extensions you do not know or need. If you don’t use any extension remove everything listed in the extensions panel.

A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove.
If the extension is Installed by Enterprise Policyfollow this guide.

Reset Google Chrome Synchronization settings

Google Chrome allows you to sync data between the Google Chrome browsers on different computers and devices as tablets or smartphones. This data, like passwords, autofills, browser extensions, and preferences, are be personal and worth securing. You can encrypt your data in Google Chrome’s browser settings, but to clear it, you’ll have to visit your Google Dashboard.

As Google Chrome also syncs the browser extensions, it is possible the malicious browser extension you removed in the previous step is coming back each time Google Chrome syncs itself. Therefor you should clear the synchronized data to get rid of the HelpDeal browser extension.

Remove HelpDeal files using AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner will scan for HelpDeal malicious files in your computer and browser.
The AdwCleaner tool will scan for malicious Services, Folders, Files, Shortcuts, Registry keys and Browser Extensions for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox. After the scan you can remove the found malicious items using AdwCleaner and clean your computer and browser(s).

Remove HelpDeal files with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free’s industry-leading scanner detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. It’s that simple.
Or if you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.
Either way you’re crushing malware and foiling hackers.
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware works great alongside Antivirus software, both MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and Antivirus software go along and provide the best protection for your computer.

Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using it’s installation wizard.

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware needs no configs or specific settings, just install and you are ready to scan your computer for malware and free removal.

Select Scan Now to perform a anti-malware scan.

Malwarebytes computer is scanning for malicious items, this might take a while, please wait for MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to finish.

When the detection scan is finished, a window appears with the malware found by MalwareBytes.
To remove the found malware from your computer, select the Remove Selected button.

All found items will be put in quarantine, if MalwareBytes Anti-Malware requires to a reboot to do so, please allow MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to reboot Windows.

All extensions are now successfully removed from your browser(s). If you would like to reset or remove other extensions from your browser, use the Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome button on the left menu in Avast Browser Cleanup.

To Reset your browser, select Reset Settings

Select Exclude add-ons with a good rating to review possible other extensions that might cause ads.

Select Remove to remove a extension

Repeat this step for either Firefox and Google Chrome using the left menu.

Reset Internet Explorer to default settings

Follow instructions

Note If you are running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8, start Internet Explorer from the desktop. Changing your settings will affect both Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer that you start from the desktop.

Start Internet Explorer

On the Tools menu, tap or click Internet options. If you don’t see theTools menu, press Alt.

When Internet Explorer finishes applying the default settings, tap or clickClose, and then tap or click OK.

Exit Internet Explorer and again start Internet Explorer.

Reset Google Chrome to default settings

Reset Google Chrome to default settings

In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu

Select Settings.

At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.

Under the section “Reset settings,” click Reset settings.

In the dialog that appears, click Reset.Note: When the “Help make Google Chrome better by reporting the current settings” checkbox is selected you are anonymously sending Google your Chrome settings. Reporting these settings allows Google to analyze trends and work to prevent future unwanted settings changes.

Settings that change

Default search engine and saved search engines will be reset and to their original defaults.

Homepage button will be hidden and the URL that you previously set will be removed.

Default startup tabs will be cleared. The browser will show a new tab when you startup or continue where you left off if you’re on a Chromebook.

New Tab page will be empty unless you have a version of Chrome with an extension that controls it. In that case your page may be preserved.

Pinned tabs will be unpinned.

Content settings will be cleared and reset to their installation defaults.

Cookies and site data will be cleared.

Extensions and themes will be disabled.

Reset Mozilla Firefox to default settings

Note: When using the reset feature, your bookmarks, browsing history, open tabs, windows, passwords, cookies and web form auto-fill information will be saved. However, your extensions and themes will be removed and your preferences will be reset.

Click the menu button and then click help .

From the Help menu choose Troubleshooting Information.

If you’re unable to access the Help menu, type about:supportin your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting Information page.

Click the Reset Firefox… button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.

To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.

Firefox will close and be reset.

When it’s done, a window will list the information that was imported. ClickFinish and Firefox will open.

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